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    The Time is Write! Your Journey to Excellent Writing Starts Now
    The Time is Write! Your Journey to Excellent Writing Starts Now
    The Time is Write! Your Journey to Excellent Writing Starts Now
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    The Time is Write! Your Journey to Excellent Writing Starts Now

    By L. David Harris

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    For many, many years, there’s been a sort of mysticism surrounding the world of writing. There are stereotypical images of writers at old typewriters in a dimly lit room or a pretentious, haughty author-to-be penning the next great globally known novel from the comfort of a coffee house sofa, making sure everyone knows of his or her artistic brilliance.

    From my experience, and looking from a more objective standpoint, writing is a business or career path just like any other. We all learn basic components of writing when we’re in school – reading, grammar, spelling and so on.

    While in theory anyone can write, there are a few who find themselves naturally talented; others gain their skills through hours and hours of practice.

    Regardless of your background or your current level of writing, by picking up this book, you’ve made the decision to better yourself, to sharpen your writing skills.

    My aim in writing this book is to help you take your writing, fiction or non-fiction, book or brochure to the next level. Let’s dive right in!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL. David Harris
    Release dateNov 20, 2015
    ISBN9781310898587
    The Time is Write! Your Journey to Excellent Writing Starts Now
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    L. David Harris

    L. David Harris is a commissioning editor, public speaker, voiceover artist, freelance writer, cartoon mash-up/infographic artist, and author with almost 20 years of professional experience. His passion is to use words and technology responsibly as effective agents of change, the world over. As such, he considers any contribution he makes in these ways, a privilege.

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      The Time is Write! Your Journey to Excellent Writing Starts Now - L. David Harris

      Copyright © 2015 by L. David Harris

      The Time is Write: Your Journey to Excellent Writing Starts Now

      by L. David Harris

      All rights reserved solely by the author. The author guarantees all contents are original and do not infringe upon the legal rights of any other person or work. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission by the author.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Vaulting the Blank Page

      Turn Off the TV

      Don’t Apologize

      Avoiding Verbal Vomit

      Paint the Background Lightly

      Don’t Fear The Mundane

      Imitation Gets You Nowhere

      Exercising Your Mind

      Embrace the Red Pen

      Keep a Notepad

      Reading Readers

      Be a Nerd

      Tackling Top Topics

      Learn From the Joker

      Finding Your Voice Made Easy

      Paved with Adverbs

      Relax

      The Day My Grandmother Exploded

      The Said Substitute

      Forget Sales

      Outlasting

      Write On

      Special Thanks

      Big shout to my literary alter ego, Adam, who helps me to get some of my secular ideas into print while I continue to work hard on my spiritual books. He makes DavidWritesALot.com a more efficient machine.

      I have published a novella about this mystery character appropriately titled, Adam: My Literary Alter Ego. Get your copy today!

      Introduction

      For many, many years, there’s been a sort of mysticism surrounding the world of writing. There are stereotypical images of writers at old typewriters in a dimly lit room or a pretentious, haughty author-to-be penning the next great globally known novel from the comfort of a coffee house sofa, making sure everyone knows of his or her artistic brilliance.

      From my experience, and looking from a more objective standpoint, writing is a business or career path just like any other. We all learn basic components of writing when we’re in school – reading, grammar, spelling and so on.

      While in theory anyone can write, there are a few who find themselves naturally talented; others gain their skills through hours and hours of practice.

      Regardless of your background or your current level of writing, by picking up this book, you’ve made the decision to better yourself, to sharpen your writing skills.

      My aim

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